Holy Cow

Holy Cow
34 Elder Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3DX

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Overall score: ★★★★★

Hip, hip, hooray! I’m delighted to report that Edinburgh has recently welcomed yet another completely vegan café restaurant onto its vibrant foodie scene. Holy Cow, which opened a few months ago in December, has a menu that is fairtrade, organic and 100% vegan.

Vegan food available at Holy Cow

As the menu is based on seasonal ingredients, you can expect the food available to change throughout the year, however it will always be vegan and there will always be a couple of gluten free options available too.

Day menu

Holy Cow is open daily from 10am to 6pm serving a range of salads, burgers, snacks and cake. Everything is homemade, organic and made freshly on the premises. The menu changes to reflect seasonality, but at the time of writing the menu consisted of:

Muu Burgers

Served on a homemade bun with hand-cut chunky fries. 

• Portobello Mushroom with lettuce, tomato, mature vegan cheddar cheese, vegan mayo and onion
• Falafel with lettuce, garlic mayo, roasted peppers and spiralized carrots
• Thai Carrot with lettuce, peanuts, white beans and BBQ butternut squash, red cabbage and vegan mayo
• Pulled Jackfruit with lettuce, vegan mayo, tomato and red onion
• Smoked Tofu with lettuce, mango chutney, tomato, vegan mayo and red onion

Holy Sandwiches

All served on homemade buckwheat bread

• Vegan CBLT with lettuce, mature vegan cheddar cheese, tempeh bacon and tomato
• Cheesy Cheese with lettuce, mature vegan cheddar cheese, mushroom, tomato and red onion
• Hot Green Pea with lettuce, wasabi green pea hummus, cucumber, spring onion and sprouts
• Citrusy Beetroots with lettuce, beetroot hummus, spiralized carrots marinaded in orange juice and roasted seeds

Salads

• Savoury and Sweet with spinach, cucumber, Wensleydale-style cheese with cranberry, strawberries, red onion, roasted pecans, served with balsamic olive oil
• Super Green with kale, haricots verts, gluten-free penne, spring onion, cherry tomatoes served with homemade pesto and roasted pumpkin seeds

Other dishes...

• Rainbow Spring Rolls with spinach, tofu soft cheese, beetroots, carrots, cucumber, red onion served with satay sauce
• Freshly Made Soup of the Day served with homemade buckwheat bread
• Freshly Baked Cakes check the counter for today’s selection

The burgers at Holy Cow have a legendary reputation among the vegan community in Edinburgh, and from the pictures above it’s easy to see why. Served with a generous helping of handcut chips, these burgers and big and delicious and you definitely will not need to to eat for the rest of the day. Try and save a little bit of room for cake though, as these sweet treats taste just as good as they look!

Choice:  ★★★★★
Menu info:  ★★★★★
Deliciousness: ★★★★☆
Value for money:  ★★★★☆